This How-to isn't so much a how-to, as much as a way to get some ideas on how-to build a Sound Blimp for your Konvas (or other Motion Picture camera). You can find more ideas by looking at the Barney's and Blimps FAQ and Pierre Sam's Konvas 2M with a Sound Barney FAQ.

On February 11th, 2005, in a post titled, "Blimp Update with Pics", Brad Leong wrote the following paragraph, "It's a thick layer of fiberglass with 2 in buffer of foam another layer of fiberglass and then a bunch of bondo to smooth it out. I still need to paint it and make a nifty base plate. It isn't that heavy yet. Adds some weight, but still lighter than a professional 35mm, some of those Arris get massive. So far it brings my Konvas (with a magnetic drive thing) down to about an Arri SR3 which is pretty good. Should be able to do some really nice sync when I get it all finished up. If I still want to quiet it down, I'm going to add a thin layer of lead. That stuff is supposed to be amazing for sound reduction, but soooooo heavy."